Translator: Ink Hub

Editor: Beryll

Qi Dengxian brought Qiao Qiumeng directly to Lin Wanqiu’s residence.

Outside the gates, bodyguards hired by Lin Wanqiu stood on sentry duty.

“Qi Dengxian, can you please not be so impulsive? Use your head for once! You dragged me all the way here, but what if she refuses to see us?” Qiao Qiumeng asked, finally snapping out of her daze and feeling a surge of irritation.

“If she won’t see us, we’ll just go in and see her ourselves, won’t we?” Qi Dengxian replied, giving her a surprised look.

Qiao Qiumeng was left speechless. She felt as though Qi Dengxian’s logic and her own existed in two entirely different worlds.

As they approached, the bodyguards’ expressions turned stern. “Halt. Who are you?”

“I am Qiao Qiumeng. I’ve come specifically to apologize to Miss Lin today,” Qiao Qiumeng said, biting her lip and feeling a sense of humiliation.

One of the bodyguards sneered. “So you’re the Qiao Qiumeng who offended Miss Lin yesterday? Sorry, but Miss Lin said that unless you come tied up and kneel before the door, she won’t see you.”

Qiao Qiumeng’s face turned pale with embarrassment. She didn’t know how to respond to such a demand.

Qi Dengxian stepped forward and said, “Move aside. We’re here to settle things with Lin Wanqiu. If she chooses to hide now, I don’t think she’ll be able to handle the consequences that follow.”

The bodyguard’s face remained cold as he scoffed. “Are you joking with me?”

“Miss Lin has already sanctioned the Qiao Group. You’re the ones suffering the loss! What consequences could there possibly be?”

“Furthermore, Miss Lin made herself clear. If you want to see her, you must do it on your knees! Or perhaps you don’t understand plain speech?”

Qiao Qiumeng pleaded, “Please, Brother, show some leniency and let us in.”

The bodyguard shook his head. “No. Only after you kneel will I go inside to report your arrival. Also, I’m not your ‘Brother.’ Don’t call me that, because you aren’t worthy.”

“You’re just a bodyguard. Why the act?” Qi Dengxian couldn’t help but laugh.

“I am a bodyguard, but I am Miss Lin’s bodyguard. You have to kneel just to see her, so why should I think highly of you? You two pieces of trash, kneel already! If you won’t kneel, then get lost. I have no interest in wasting my breath on you,” the bodyguard said, his expression darkening as his voice dropped.

Qi Dengxian smiled. “Do you know what it feels like when your head rubs against the ground?”

The bodyguard’s gaze grew even colder. “I was once an elite in a special forces company. I’ve placed in the top ten of several martial arts competitions. If you want to try that feeling, I don’t mind.”

Seeing that Qi Dengxian looked ready to use force again, Qiao Qiumeng said anxiously, “Qi Dengxian, don’t be violent…”

Before she could finish her sentence, Qi Dengxian struck.

“You’re courting death!” the bodyguard roared.

The moment Qi Dengxian’s palm swept toward him, the bodyguard moved. He attempted a standard Military Boxing grappling move to throw Qi Dengxian to the ground.

However, before he could even close the distance, Qi Dengxian’s terrifying brute force surged through his entire body. His large, burly frame was instantly flipped over.

Bang!

Qi Dengxian pinned him to the ground.

The bodyguard’s face slammed hard against the pavement. He barely managed to stay conscious.

Clutching his nose, he began to wail as tears and blood flowed. “How dare you act so brazenly in front of Miss Lin’s door! Do you have any idea who bought this villa for her? It was Mr. Zhao Heilong, the Chairman of the Black Dragon Merchant Corps!”

Bang!

Qi Dengxian raised his foot and kicked the front door wide open.

“Let’s go. Why are you just standing there? Don’t you want to solve the problem?” he said calmly, turning his head to look at Qiao Qiumeng.

Qiao Qiumeng felt a massive headache coming on, but since things had already reached this point, she could only steel herself and follow him into the villa.

The commotion at the door naturally alerted Lin Wanqiu. She was currently applying makeup, trying to hide the swelling on her face. The slap Qi Dengxian had given her yesterday had been far from light.

“You have a lot of nerve! To come see me and not kneel, and even dare to kick down my door!” Lin Wanqiu stood up, her voice a mix of shock and fury.

A bitter smile appeared on Qiao Qiumeng’s face. “Miss Lin, it’s better to resolve an enmity than to keep it alive. Please show some mercy to our Qiao Group. I am willing to pay any price to earn your forgiveness.”

“Forgive you?”

“Didn’t I say it already? I want you to kneel in front of my house for three days and three nights!”

“Once you’ve knelt for the full three days, I’ll naturally give you a chance to sit down and talk about a settlement.”

“But you can’t even manage a simple request like that, yet you have the face to ask for mercy?”

“Tell me, why should I show any leniency?”

Lin Wanqiu’s attitude was aggressive, her arrogance flaring.

Qiao Qiumeng said miserably, “After all, we were once classmates. This matter is just a word away for you. Why must you push us so hard?”

“Classmates? You think you’re worthy? Don’t bring up that status to me. It makes me feel disgusted just thinking about it. I don’t have a bunch of classmates like you,” Lin Wanqiu sneered.

Qi Dengxian patted Qiao Qiumeng lightly on the shoulder. “That’s enough, Qiumeng. You don’t need to waste your breath on scum like this. Even if you knelt for three days, she wouldn’t necessarily let you off the hook!”

Lin Wanqiu laughed coldly. “Heh, you actually got that right. Even if she knelt for three days, I wouldn’t necessarily agree to a settlement!”

Qiao Qiumeng froze. “Then what exactly will it take for you to let the Qiao Group go?!”

Lin Wanqiu’s face twisted into a hideous expression. “Do you know how much face I lost at the banquet yesterday? Do you know how much money and reputation I lost by having my contract with the Xiang Group terminated?”

“And now, you actually have the nerve to ask me to let the Qiao Group go? Sorry, not a chance!”

“I won’t stop until I’ve crushed the Qiao Group into the dirt!”

“In fact, I’ll make sure your entire family never knows a moment of peace!”

Qiao Qiumeng said indignantly, “But… you were clearly the one who toyed with me first yesterday!”

“So what if I toyed with you first?”

“Look at my status now. How could you possibly compare yourself to me?”

“I toyed with you because I still remembered our old school days. I was playing a joke to give you a sense of presence in front of me!”

“Whatever I want to do to you, you have to endure it honestly. You should even force a smile and thank me for remembering an ant like you!”

Lin Wanqiu crossed her arms, looking at Qiao Qiumeng with utter mockery. “Kneel. Kneel right now and kowtow to me. I might consider softening my stance. I’ll give you two conditions. If you can meet them, I’ll stop targeting the Qiao Group.”

Qiao Qiumeng was fuming at Lin Wanqiu’s words, yet she didn’t dare to explode. The life and death of the Qiao Group currently rested in this woman’s hands. She could only swallow her anger.

“Did you forget what I said yesterday?” Qi Dengxian spoke up at that moment, his gaze like a blade falling on Lin Wanqiu’s face.

Hearing him speak only made Lin Wanqiu’s anger burn hotter. She snarled, “That’s right, and then there’s this trash husband of yours! You must break his right hand in front of me. That’s the hand he used to hit me yesterday.”

“If you can’t do that, then there’s nothing to talk about!”

Qiao Qiumeng let out a deep sigh. “Then… I’ll just kneel…”

But at that moment, Qi Dengxian grabbed Qiao Qiumeng. He took a heavy step forward and said coldly, “Lin Wanqiu, I’m giving you a chance right now. Don’t be so blind that you seek your own death!”

“Immediately post an article online and issue a formal apology to the Qiao Group. Then, just as you said yourself yesterday, sign the contract with the Qiao Group for free!”

Footnotes: 

TN1: Military Boxing (军体拳) is a standardized set of martial arts moves taught to the Chinese military and students during mandatory defense training. It focuses on practical strikes and grappling.

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